Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Design for a chimney piece with moulding depicting a Venus figure reclining in shell and bird and foliage decoration, 1769.
Etching. 380 mm x 250 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London.
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Design for a chimney piece with moulding depicting a Venus figure reclining in shell and bird and foliage decoration, 1769
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 - 1778)
RA Collection: Art
380 mm x 250 mm
Diverse Maniere D'Adornare I Cammini Ed Ogni Altra Parte Degli Edifizi Desunte Dall'Architettura Egizia, Etrusca, E Greca Con Un Ragionamento Apologetico In Difesa Dell'Architettura Egizia, E Toscana Opera Del Cavaliere Giambattista Piranesi Architetto. Divers Manners of Ornamenting Chimneys And All Other Parts Of Houses Taken From The Egyptian, Tuscan, and Grecian Architecture With An Apologetical Essay In Defence Of The Egyptian And Tuscan Architecture By John Baptist Piranesi Knight And Architect. Differentes manieres D'Orner Les Cheminées Et Toute Autre Partie Des Edifices Tirées De L'Architecture Egyptienne, Etrusque, Et Greque Avec Un Discours Apologetique En Faveur De L'Architecture Egyptienne, Et Toscane Par Le Chevalier Jean Baptiste Piranesi Architect. - In Roma
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